Posts about Holidays - Society for Humanistic Judaism

Ten Modern Plagues

March 29, 2023
SHJ

Movement Advocacy, Passover, Social Justice Issues

Ten Modern Plagues That Threaten America’s Separation of Religion and Government Adapted from a handout sent to SHJ members from Jews for a Secular Democracy Click here to download the PDF version. Passover is about freedom! America is supposed to be […]

“Jewish Liberation: A History” with Natan Fuchs

March 24, 2023
SHJ

Passover, Purim

The topic of liberation has been celebrated in the spring holidays of Purim and Passover throughout the course of Jewish history. During a Special Shabbat on the topic of Jewish Liberation, Natan Fuchs traces Jewish liberation from Hellenistic and ancient […]

THE (SECULAR HUMANISTIC) REBBE’S TISCH: PASSOVER

March 21, 2023
Guest Author

Passover

Rabbi Jeffrey Falick from Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit gets us ready for Passover! This gathering took place on Apr. 16, 2016 at the Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills, Michigan. “Passover!” The (Secular Humanistic) Rebbe’s Tisch with Rabbi Jeffrey […]

Cup of Miriam

March 6, 2023
Miriam Jerris

HJ Meaning, Passover, Publications

In honor of Women’s History Month (recognized annually during the month of March), we are spotlighting Jewish women from the past and present! This writing is an excerpt from SHJ’s 2019 book Here Is Our Light: Humanistic Jewish Holiday and Life-Cycle Liturgy for […]

This Purim, Secular Jews Should “Come Out”

March 3, 2023
Paul Golin

Grow Humanistic Judaism, Movement Advocacy, Purim

Esther, the hero of the story we read on the Jewish holiday of Purim, saved the Jewish people by revealing her Jewish identity to her husband, King Ahasuerus, despite the risks it posed to her own safety. Her “unmasking” led […]

Food is Love: Cannoli Hamantaschen

February 28, 2023
Emily Cohen

Purim

I know what you’re really here for is the recipe. But like any good food blog, I have to talk about the experience a little bit first! Food is definitely my love language. My favorite way to share any special […]

THE (SECULAR HUMANISTIC) REBBE’S TISCH: PURIM

February 20, 2023
SHJ

Purim

It’s almost time for Purim! But what is Purim? What are its historical roots? Is it even a true story? How does it apply to modern traditional Judaism? Rabbi Jeffrey Falick of the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism Metro Detroit (formerly […]

The Jewish Arbor Day, Tu B’Shvat, from Asherah to Shechinah

February 1, 2023
SHJ

HJ Meaning, Tu Bi'Shevat

This lecture was given during the Friday, January 8, 2016, service led by Natan Fuchs at the Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills, Michigan. In honor of Tu Bi’Shvat (the Jewish “Arbor Day”), Natan Fuchs explores biblical references to demonstrate that the […]

Tu Bi’Shevat Text Study: Judaism, Humanism, and the Environmental Crisis

February 1, 2023
SHJ

HJ Meaning, Tu Bi'Shevat

Rabbi Jeffrey L. Falick presents a text study on the holiday Tu Bi’Shevat and how Humanistic Jews should be addressing the environmental crisis. This event took place on Friday, February 7, 2020, at the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, founded as […]

TU BI’SHEVAT SEDER

January 20, 2023
SHJ

HJ Meaning, Publications, Tu Bi'Shevat

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